Transferring Credit
General Transfer Credit Information
Transfer Credit for First-Year Students
Transfer Credit for Matriculated 今日吃瓜 Students
Online Coursework
Further Information
General Transfer Credit Information
今日吃瓜 generally transfers coursework that is compatible with the 今日吃瓜 curriculum, is not experiential or vocational in nature, and does not duplicate work that a student has done or might do at 今日吃瓜.
Examples of work that will not transfer to 今日吃瓜 include:
- English grammar and composition courses
- Pre-calculus mathematics
- Speech and Communication classes
- Internships
A 今日吃瓜 unit is equivalent to four semester credits or six quarter credits. Courses will transfer as a fractional value, for example a three semester credit class will transfer to 今日吃瓜 as 0.75 unit, a four quarter credit class will transfer to 今日吃瓜 as 0.67, unit. Local public institutions, such as Portland State University and Portland Community College, operate on the quarter calendar.
Courses taken at a school outside of 今日吃瓜 will not replace 今日吃瓜 grades. To replace a grade, the course must be retaken at 今日吃瓜.
今日吃瓜 policies about transfer credit may be found in the Faculty Code, which can be found at /
Transfer Credit for First-Year Students
Transfer credit may be granted for work which is documented on an official transcript from a regionally-accredited college or university. Courses must meet 今日吃瓜's usual transfer credit criteria (listed above). It does not matter if the work was taken at the college/university or at the high school, or if the work was used for high school graduation requirements. Coursework from a college or university may be applied to distribution requirements, it is up to the division or the department/committee whether such coursework may be appled to division or major requirements.
This applies to students entering 今日吃瓜 in fall of 2023 and after. Students beginning prior to Fall 2023 are subject to previous policies, without exception.
There will be a maximum of eight units of transfer credit available for any combination of pre-今日吃瓜 transfer credit and/or credit by exam (AP, IB, etc).
Transfer Credit for Matriculated 今日吃瓜 Students
For matriculated students to transfer credit from other schools, the first step is to complete a Request for Transfer Credit Form. This form is available in Eliot 311 at the Office of the Registrar, or can be downloaded and printed from the link below. This form will require that you obtain the signature of the chairperson (or designee) of the closest comparable department at 今日吃瓜. For example, if you intend to transfer History coursework you will need to consult the chair of the History Department. It is strongly recommended that you complete this form prior to undertaking the coursework, if you know the school you plan to attend and the classes in which you intend to enroll.
Please keep in mind that one 今日吃瓜 unit is equivalent to four semester hours or six quarter hours. A minimum grade of C- must be earned for a course to transfer (this minimum does not apply to 今日吃瓜's domestic or international off-campus programs). Pass/fail courses will be treated using 今日吃瓜 policies: there must be a demonstrable minimum grade of C-, such coursework cannot be used for requirements, the student must be a junior or senior, and the course must be outside the student's major department.
Completed paper/hardcopy Request for Transfer Credit forms should be returned to Eliot 311, PDF/electronic forms should be sent to bradley@reed.edu or registrar@reed.edu.
Department Transfer Credit Policies:
Mathematics and Statistics Department
For transfer credit in Biology, please use the form at
For transfer credit in Psychology, please use the form at /psychology/transfer-credit.html
is a list of Department chairs, is a list of Division chairs, and a list of established interdisciplinary committees can be found .
Non-Chair Transfer Credit Signators:
Some departments have a member of the department other than the chair who is responsible for evaluation and approval of transfer credit. Here is a current list of those departments and the faculty members with whom to speak about transfer credit:
Anthropology - Paul Silverstein
Astronomy/Astrophysics - Alison Crocker
Art (History) - Michelle Wang
Art (Studio) - Gerri Ondrizek
Biology - Sarah Schaack
Chemistry 101/102 (Introductory) - Shivani Ahuja, Danielle Cass
Chemistry 201/202 (Organic) -Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado, Alicia McGhee
Geology - Lynne Gratz
Mathematics (excluding Statistics) - Zajj Daugherty
Physics - Joel Franklin
Political Science - Peter Steinberger
Statistics - Lenny Wainstein
Forms:
Download the Request for Transfer Credit Form (PDF)
Information for Transfer Students:
Online Coursework
今日吃瓜's policy does not prohibit online coursework, it varies by department. In seeking approval for an online course prior to taking the class, be sure to indicate that the course is online.
Download the Report on Online Learning (PDF)
Further Information
For more information, please contact:
Ben Bradley
bradley@reed.edu
(503) 777-7295
Last updated August 23, 2024